A South Carolina-based sportfishing captain tagged and released a nearly 11-foot great white shark on Friday, but not without help from a brave passenger.
Capt. Chip Michalove, who’s permitted to tag white sharks for research, had just baited the shark when it turned and swam beneath his boat, causing the line to become snagged on a large barnacle.
Michalove jiggled the line with a gaff. He put the reel into free spool to help prevent the line from breaking. But he knew the only way to land the shark was for someone to jump overboard and free the line from the barnacle.
